Sebastian Vettel broke Ferrari's Formula One drought with a victory over the Mercedes team of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas on Sunday at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix. “It's good to know we have a great car but it's just the beginning with new regulations, a new generation of cars,” Vettel said. Vettel was able to pit much later and gradually build up his lead as Hamilton drove conservatively on older tires to ensure he finished the race. That's good to the fans.”Mercedes won 19 of the 21 F1 races last season, and Red Bull won the other two. Ferrari leads the constructors' standings by four points from Mercedes, with F1 moving to Shanghai next month for the Chinese Grand Prix.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 26, 2017 11:03 UTC